NATO today announced the appointment of Air Marshal of the Air Force Stéphane Abrial to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). General Abrial is currently Chief of Staff of the French Air Force.
He will take up his new duties on 9 September 2009 at a change of command ceremony to be held at Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, United States.

General Abrial visiting the US Air Force stand during the 2009 Paris Air Show. Credits: DICoD/C.FIARD
Links:
NATO: Change of command at Allied Command Transformation
NATO: French general assumes command of Allied Command Transformation
Source : www.defense.gouv.fr